[More pictures of Gorges and a Goddess (zooming in might help)]
After we got back to the ferry and then the boat, we were going through our second gorge. In addition to limestone formations, both these peaks and those in Shennong spring are known for their clouds. It was raining off and on in the morning, so clouds were in abundance and they stayed around for the rest of the afternoon.
The most famous of the sites in Wu Gorge is the Goddess, a standing-stone on a peak that looks over a fork in the river. On many days she’s shy and surrounded by clouds, but today, surprisingly, she was in clear view. According to legend she’d slain a dragon that had caused typhoons and then stuck around to safeguard travelers.
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